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NASSAU, Bahamas - The Rotaract
Club of East Nassau, a community service organization comprised of young
professionals, has for the second year in a row won the District 7020 Rotaract
Club of the Year Award. District 7020 comprises 47 Rotaract Clubs in 10
countries, including Anguilla, The Bahamas, The British Virgin Islands, Cayman,
Haiti, Jamaica, the French West Indies, the Netherlands Antilles, the US Virgin
Islands and Turks & Caicos.
Requirements for the Club of the
Year award are extensive, and include community service initiatives, fundraising,
and membership. A significant achievement noted by the awards committee was
Masqued, the major fundraiser held jointly by the Rotary and Rotaract Clubs of
East Nassau in March, which raised nearly $50,000 for community service initiatives.
“We can credit this award to the
hard work and dedication shown by all of our members,” said Anne Myers,
President of the Rotaract Club of East Nassau, 2010-2011. “We’re so honoured to
have won again for the second year in a row, and it’s our hope that this
recognition will inspire other members of our community to become involved in
service organizations.”
The Rotaract Club of East Nassau, sponsored
by the Rotary Club of East Nassau and a member of Rotary International, is a
community service organization for young professionals ranging in age from
18-30. This year the Club also received a Presidential Citation, awarded
to high-achieving clubs by the 2010-2011 President of Rotary International, Ray
Klinginsmith.
More
information can be found at their website,
www.rotaracteastnassau.org or at
www.rotaract.org.
